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MUHAMMAD IN THE JUDEO-CHRISTIAN

SCRIPTURES

By Waqar Akbar Cheema

ITS SIMPLE, BRIEF, ASCERTAINING AND IRREFUTABLE. JUST MAKE A TRY. READ IT!!!


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Table of Contents

FOREWORD ...................................................................................................................................................3

INTRODUCTION ..............................................................................................................................................4

WHY MUSLIMS USE BIBLE FOR PROPHECIES ABOUT PROPHET MUHAMMAD?.....................................................4

I- MUHAMMAD (PBUH) IN THE OLD TESTAMENT ..............................................................................................6

1-MUHAMMAD (PBUH) IS SHILOH (Genesis 49:10): ......................................................................................6

2-MUHAMMAD (PBUH), THE PROPHET LIKE MOSES (Deuteronomy 18:18-19): ................................................6

3-MUHAMMAD FORETOLD IN DEUTERONOMY 33:2:.......................................................................................9

4-PROPHET DAVID CALLS MUHAMMAD MY LORD(Psalms 110:1): ................................................................10

5-MUHAMMAD MENTIONED BY NAME (Song of Solomon 5:16): ....................................................................11

6-A DETAILED PROPHECY ABOUT PROPHET MUHAMMAD (Isaiah 21:13-17): .................................................... 13

7-MUHAMMAD, THE UNLEARNED PROPHET (Isaiah 29:12):...........................................................................14

8-'MINE ELECT', 'HE SHALL BRING FORTH JUDGMENT TO THE GENTILES' (Isaiah 42:1-17) ..................................15

9-MUHAMMAD IN THE VISION OF PROPHET DANIEL (Daniel 7:2-14): ..............................................................19

10-MUHAMMAD IS THE DESIRE OF ALL THE NATIONS (Haggai 2:7-9): ...........................................................21

11-MUHAMMAD IS THE LORD WHOM YOU DESIRE (Malachi 3:1): ................................................................21

II- MUHAMMAD IN THE NEW TESTAMENT...................................................................................................... 23

1-JOHN THE BAPTIST FORETOLD A POWERFUL PROPHET (Matthew 3:11-12):................................................23

2-MUHAMMAD IS THE LEAST IN THE HEAVEN(Matthew 11:11): ..................................................................23

3-THE JEWS EXPECTED A PROPHET BESIDES CHRIST:......................................................................................24

4-WHAT JESUS SAID ABOUT PROPHET MUHAMMAD (John chapter 14,15&16): ................................................25

5-IS THE PROMISED 'COMFORTER', THE HOLY GHOST? ..................................................................................27

REFERENCES:................................................................................................................................................ 30


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FOREWORD

Prophecies about Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) in the previous scriptures have always been a subject of great

interest not only among the Muslims but also other religious groups.

Undoubtedly, there is no dearth of material on the topic but in this endeavor I have tried to present the same things

in a more organized and technical manner. I have tried to keep the things simple and brief and yet comprehensive.

Alhamdulillah our scholars have written a lot on this subject and brought to light many facts about prophecies in the

Judeo-Christian Scriptures that fit none but Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). Many of such works are monumental

indeed like Prof. Abdul Ahad Dawud's (former Rev. Benjamin Keldani) book 'Muhammad in the Bible'. Having read many

such books I felt that though of great value they lack brevity and dont attract the attention of a common reader.

Keeping this in mind I have produced the forth coming document. I have tried to support my arguments with solid facts.

Not only I have tried to explain the Muslim view point about the Prophecies but have also tried to answer the arguments

that Christians make in response to these. This will hopefully make it a more precious treatise.

I have restricted myself to only the scriptures that the Jews and Christians hold canonical. Further herein I have mentioned

and elaborated only those Prophecies which are clear and explicit otherwise, there are many more Prophecies that have

either been distorted or the translations have concealed their real meanings.

I pray that may Allah make this little effort of mine a source of guidance for the sincere and unbiased truth seekers. Amen!


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INTRODUCTION

ALLAH Almighty says in the Holy Quran;

"Those who follow the messenger, the unlettered Prophet, whom they find mentioned in their

own (scriptures), in the law and the Gospel;- for he commands them what is just and forbids

them what is evil; he allows them as lawful what is good (and pure) and prohibits them from

what is bad (and impure); He releases them from their heavy burdens and from the yokes thatare upon them. So it is those who believe in him, honour him, help him, and follow the light

which is sent down with him,- it is they who will prosper."

{Al-Quran 7:157}

And besides this there are many more verses in the Quran that tell us about the Holy Prophet Muhammad's being

foretold in the Previous Scriptures. Let's unveil those prophecies today.

WHY MUSLIMS USE BIBLE FOR PROPHECIES ABOUT PROPHET MUHAMMAD?

As the general Islamic stand point is that previously revealed scriptures like "Torat'& 'Injeel'mentioned in the Quran have

been corrupted and the presented Bible is not the revealed word of God, Christians ask why then Muslims use these

scriptures which they believe to be corrupt for the Prophecies?

The answer is simple. Undoubtedly we believe as the Quran tells us, that previous scriptures have been corrupted. But still

there is a chance that may be some words of God or the Holy Prophets may have survived and transmitted down to this

day. Thus we take Quran as a criterion to judge. Whatever is in consonance with Quran and Authentic Ahadith (sayings

and deeds of Prophet Muhammad) we believe and else we dont. We are told in the Holy Quran;

"To thee We sent the Scripture in truth, confirming the scripture that came before it, andguarding it in safety: so judge between them by what Allah hath revealed, and follow not their


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vain desires, diverging from the Truth that hath come to thee. To each among you have we

prescribed a law and an open way."

{Al-Quran 5:48}

Abdullah Yusuf Ali in his commentary to this verse writes;

"After the corruption of the older revelations, the Quran comes with a twofold purpose: (1 to confirm the true and original

Message and (2 to guard it, or act as a check to its interpretation. The Arabic word 'Muhaimin' is very comprehensive in

meaning. It means one who safeguards, watches over, stands witness, preserves, and upholds. The Quran safeguards "the

Book", for it has preserved within it the teachings of all the former Books. It watches over these Books in the sense that it

will not let their true teachings to be lost. It supports and upholds these Books in the sense that it corroborates the Word

of Allah which has remained intact in them. It stands a witness because it bears testimony to the Word of Allah contained

in these Books and helps to sort it out from the interpretations and commentaries of the people which were mixed with it:

what is confirmed by the Quran is the Word of Allah and what is against it is that of the people."1

So as the Quran says that Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) has been mentioned in the previous scriptures so we try to

find those from whatever is with Jews and Christians today. Thus our endeavor is in this regard.

NOW LET US DISCUSS SOME PROPHECIES.


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I- MUHAMMAD (PBUH) IN THE OLD TESTAMENT

1-MUHAMMAD (PBUH) IS SHILOH (Genesis 49:10):Prophet Jacob (PBUH) while on his deathbed told his children;

"The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh

come; and unto him shallthe gathering of the people be."

(Genesis 49:10)

This practically means that the royal scepter and the office of Prophet Hood will remain in the tribe of Judah only untilShiloh comes. Who can Shiloh be?

Certainly not Moses (PBUH) because he was the first organizer of the Twelve Tribes of Israel.

Decidedly not David(PBUH) because he was the first King Prophet from the Tribe of Judah and even after him

there were Prophets and Kings from this tribe like his own son Solomon(PBUH).

Surely not Jesus (PBUH) he was also from the same lineage down from Judah (see Matthew 1:1-2). Further he

never tasted the (Royal) Scepter.

No doubt the Shiloh foretold by Prophet Jacob is Muhammad (PBUH), the Messenger of God because;

He was an Ishmaelite and not a descendent of Judah which in the light of above verse is the first proof of his being

Shiloh.

He did taste the royal scepter and before his demise he became the de facto King of Arabia.

He came with a new Law i.e. Quran to replace the old worn-out and impractical Jewish Law.

The second interpretation of this word Shiloh is equally important. This word may also be interpreted as peaceful,

tranquil and trustworthy (see Strongs Hebrew Bible Dictionary Entry # H7886). This interpretation also fits Prophet

Muhammad (PBUH) as even before Prophethood he was called Al-Amin which means exactly the same i.e. peaceful,tranquil and trustworthy.

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2-MUHAMMAD (PBUH), THE PROPHET LIKE MOSES (Deuteronomy 18:18-19):The God said to Prophet Moses (PBUH);

"I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will put my words

in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him.


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And it shall come to pass, thatwhosoever will not hearken unto my words which he shall speak

in my name, I will require itof him."

(Deuteronomy 18:18-19)

Christians claim that this Prophecy refers to Jesus (PBUH). They argue that as God said to Moses (PBUH) that the Prophet

will be like unto thee and Jesus is like Moses so it is Jesus who has been foretold here. They say that as Moses (PBUH)was a Jew (an Israelite) and a Prophet and Jesus (PBUH) was also a Jew and a Prophet so he is like Moses. We venture to

ask them if these are the only two similarities between Jesus and Moses then surely all the Jewish Prophets after Moses

like David, Solomon, Ezekiel, Hosea, Jonah, Joel, Zechariah and John the Baptist (Peace Be upon Them All) were all Jews

and Prophets. If being a Jew and a Prophet is the only standard to qualify for this Prophecy then why do you ignore the

earlier Prophets? Why do you make the fish of one and fowl of another?

a-SIMILARITIES BETWEEN PROPHET MUHAMMAD AND MOSES:

Both Muhammad and Moses had a father and a mother but Jesus only had a mother and no father.

Both Muhammad and Moses were born in a normal, natural course but Jesus was born miraculously without any

male intervention.

Both Muhammad and Moses married and had children while Jesus remained bachelor all his life.

Although Muhammad and Moses also faced many difficulties during their propagation but before their demise

both of them were accepted by their people as Messengers of God. But Jesus was rejected by his own

people.(John 1:11)

Both Muhammad and Moses were Prophets as well as Kings. (They were Kings in a sense that they had the power

of life and death over their people.) But Jesus never tasted such power. He claimed only a spiritual kingdom for

himself. (John 18:36)

Both Muhammad and Moses died natural deaths but according to Christianity Jesus was violently killed on the

Cross.

Both Muhammad and Moses brought new Laws for their people but Jesus did not come with a new Law. He came

only to fulfill the previous Judaic Law. (Matthew 5:17-18)

Both Muhammad and Moses lie buried on earth, but according to Christians (and even Muslims) Jesus rests in the

heaven.

We need to consider the similarities in their Prophetic characters mainly. Many Christians will try to come up with minute

common things between Prophet Moses and Jesus but they have no significance considering the major differences

between them as stated above. As to small little details we may find even more similarities between Prophet Moses and

Muhammad like they both unlike Jesus received their fist revelation from God out of cities on some Mountain. Moses

received that on Mt. Sinai and Muhammad high up in the cave of Hira in the mountains of Makkah. And they both had to

leave their native land for their mission. Moses had to go to Midian and Muhammad to Medina and so on. Thus

Muhammad (PBUH) was surely very much like Moses (PBUH). It is to this affect that Quran says;


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"We have sent to you, (O men!) a messenger (Muhammad), to be a witness concerning you, even

as We sent a messenger (Moses) to Pharaoh."

{Al-Quran 73:15}

The Arabic word here is 'kama''() which signifies similarity.

These arguments prove that surely Muhammad was like Moses and Jesus was most unlike Moses. Therefore this prophecy

refers only to Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).

b-AMONG THEIR BRETHREN:

As Moses was a Prophet to the Israelites so in this verse they have been referred to as a single entity. And as the Prophet

was to be raised among their brethren so he must be raised among the Ishmaelites. Abraham had two sons, Isaac and

Ishmael; therefore the children of one are the brethren of the children of the other. Muhammad surely was an Ishmaelite

while Jesus was himself an Israelite. Had this prophecy been about Jesus then God should have told the Moses and the

Israelites that the Prophet will be raised among their descendents or Sons, not their brethren.

Some Christians may try to argue that 'brethren' refers to the people of Israel themselves but this is other than truth as

per Bible. Bible uses this word in the sense we have used. Bible calls Edomites, the children of Esau, the brother of Jacob

surnamed Israel.

" Thou shalt not abhor an Edomite; for he is thy brother:"

(Deuteronomy 23:7)

And Bible testifies that Children of Isaac are the brethren of the children of Ishmael. It says;

" and he (Ishmael) shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren."

(Genesis 16:12)

"andhe (Ishmael) died in the presence of all his brethren."

(Genesis 25:18)

Thus it is clear beyond all doubt that the Prophet described here is none other than Muhammad al-Mustafa.

c-HE SHALL SPEAK IN MY NAME:

The God says that the Prophet will speak in His name. Muhammad surely spoke in the name of God. Every chapter

(except #9) of the Book i.e. the Quran which Muhammad brought, starts with the Arabic phrase :

which means: In The Name Of God, The Most Merciful, The Most Beneficient

And Muhammad (PBUH) used to begin his every act with the same phrase, and so do the Muslims in his imitation.

In the light of all the above stated facts we are left with no choice but to accept that the Prophet foretold in this


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Prophecy is no other than Muhammad (On him be peace and blessings of God).

d-WARNING FROM GOD:

After giving the good news of the coming of the Great Prophet, God gives a grave warning as well i.e. the one who will

not pay attention to the words of the Prophet, God will question him. It is a warning to the Christians and Jews who reject

the message and teachings of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).3

3-MUHAMMAD FORETOLD IN DEUTERONOMY 33:2:

The verse 2 of the chapter 33 of the Book of Deuteronomy goes as;

And he said, The LORD came from Sinai, and rose up from Seir unto them; he shined forth from

mount Paran, and he came with ten thousands of saints: from his right hand wenta fiery law for

them."

(Deuteronomy 33:2)

Here it is told in a bit metaphorical manner that the Glory of God came and rose from Sinai (signifying Moses) and Seir

(signifying Jesus) but it shined the most from Mount Paran (Arabic Faran i.e. Mecca), which is in Arabia. None of the

Israelites including Jesus (PBUH) had anything to do with Paran (Makkah).

Where is Paran?

Many of our Christian fellows will argue that the Paran referred to here is not Makkah rather its a place in southern Sinai

or in present day Israel (in desert of Negev). I agree that there seems to be another place with the same name mentioned

in the Bible. But here in this verse and at many other places in the Bible, Makkah is also referred to with this name. Our

proof is the following verse of the Bible and the likes of it;

"And God heard the voice of the lad; and the angel of God

called to Hagar out of heaven, and said unto her, What aileth

thee, Hagar? fear not; for God hath heard the voice of the lad

where he is. Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thine

hand; for I will make him a great nation. And God opened

her eyes, and she saw a well of water; and she went, and

filled the bottle with water, and gave the lad drink. And God

was with the lad; and he grew, and dwelt in the wilderness,

and became an archer. And he dwelt in the wilderness of

Paran: and his mother took him a wife out of the land of

Egypt."

(Genesis 21:17-21)

This verse refers to the same 'Paran' in context of Hagar, the wife of Prophet Abraham (PBUH) and their son Ishmael. No-

one even with the minuscule knowledge of the scriptures will fail to recognize this Paran as Makkah. Prophet Abraham left

his wife Hagar and her son in the wilderness of Paran i.e. Makkah in Arabia and from Ishmael descended the Arabs. And


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another point that must be considered here is that from Paran of Sinai there rose no holy Person like Moses or Jesus, what

to talk of someone greater than them.

Prophet Abraham (PBUH) left his wife Hagar and his son Ishmael in this wilderness. Ishmael later married an Egyptian

woman and through them descended the Arabs. Muhammad (PBUH) surely was an Arab. And there is no other candidate

for this blessed status among the Arabs. He was born in Makkah and received the first revelation in the cave of Mount

Paran (Mountain of Makkah). Thus the Glory of God did shine in the person of Muhammad (PBUH). It is a historical fact

that he came with Ten Thousand Companions __veritable saints __at the eve of the conquest of Makkah. And he gave the

world a Fiery Law i.e. the Quran.4

4-PROPHET DAVID CALLS MUHAMMAD MY LORD(Psalms 110:1):

The words of Prophet David are quoted in his Psalm #110, verse 1;

"The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy

footstool."

(Psalms 110:1)

This translation provides a room for the Christians to prove that Jesus Christ (PBUH) has been mentioned in this verse. If

the first Lord is God, the second Lord is also God, argue the Christians. Lets refer to the original Hebrew words of the first

phrase of this quotation to find the truth. The original Hebrew words are;

YaH WaH SAID TO MY ADON

The word YaH WaH is used for God in the Old Testament while the word ADON signifies a Commander, Lord and

Master.

The correct translation in light of the above explanation must be;

THE GOD SAID TO MY LORD

This translation has now been adopted by the Christians as well.

This verse surely does not refer to Jesus (PBUH) for he was a son (a descendent) of David (Matthew 1:1) and he himself

repudiated the idea that the Messiah (the Prophet, the Deliverer literally Christ) whom Israel was expecting was a son of

David (PBUH).

While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them,

Saying, What think ye of Christ? whose son is he? They say unto him, The son of David.

He saith unto them, How then doth David in spirit call him Lord, saying,

The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy

footstool?

If David then call him Lord, how is he his son?


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And no man was able to answer him a word, neither durst any man from that day forth ask

him any more questions.

(Matthew 22:41-46)

(Also see Mark 12:35-37, Luke 20:41-44). Thus our argument is supported by the testimony of Jesus Christ. Had this verse

been about Jesus, David should have called him My Son for it makes no sense to call a son My Lord.

This verse evidently refers to Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). Consider the following points;

In the eyes of God and man, the Adon, the greatest Prophet is the one who rendered more service to mankind

by bringing them into the light of the One True God. Compare the praiseworthy religious revolution that the Noble

son of Ishmael brought about in the world, with what all the thousands of prophets put together have achieved,

and you will definitely come to the conclusion that it is alone Muhammad(PBUH) who could deserve the title of

theAdon, the Lord, the Leader and the Commander.

As Christ said David in spirit wrote this, this mystery of Sit thou at my right is hidden from us yet we may safely

conjecture that the honour of sitting at the right of the Throne of God was given to Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)

during the famous Night of Ascension (Miraj) to the Heavens.5

5-MUHAMMAD MENTIONED BY NAME (Song of Solomon 5:16):There are numerous prophecies in the Bible about the Holy Prophet (PBUH). As we saw above and we will see more in

the coming lines, there are many that very clearly fit him. But unlike the common trend in prophecies there is one in the

Bible that foretells the Prophet of Islam not only with his name but also giving his physical appearance. This indeed is a

must read for every truth-seeker.

In the Song of the Solomon chapter 5 we read;

"My beloved is white and ruddy, the chiefest among ten thousand.

His head is as the most fine gold, his locks are bushy, andblack as a raven.

His eyes are as the eyes of doves by the rivers of waters, washed with milk, andfitly set.

His cheeks are as a bed of spices, as sweet flowers: his lips like lilies, dropping sweet smelling

myrrh.

His hands are as gold rings set with the beryl: his bellyis as bright ivory overlaid with sapphires.

His legs are as pillars of marble, set upon sockets of fine gold: his countenance is as Lebanon,

excellent as the cedars.

His mouth is most sweet: yea, he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O

daughters of Jerusalem."

(Song of Solomon 5:10-16)

a-'My beloved';The actual Hebrew word here is for 'beloved' is 'dode'to which Strong's

Hebrew Bible Dictionary (Entry # H1730) says;


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" From an unused root meaning properly to boil, that is, (figuratively) to love; by implication a lovetoken, lover,friend;

specifically an uncle: - (well-) beloved, fathers brother, love, uncle."

This clearly means that 'beloved; here refers to the lineage of the paternal uncle of the writer. If the writer as the Jews and

Christians generally hold is Prophet Solomon then this obviously refers to someone from the family of Ishmael, the brother

of the Solomon's great grandfather and the father of Jewish race, Prophet Isaac. (Even if someone else actually wrote this

account then he must also be some Jew, from the same lineage and thus we have the same implication.)

And thus there is no possibility of this prophecy being about Prophet Jesus (PBUH) as he firstly had no father and secondly

was from the same Jewish race.

b-'My beloved is white and ruddy'; The second phrase of verse 10 describes the features of the 'beloved' as 'white

and ruddy'. Now carefully read the following description of the Holy Prophet (PBUH) and you will surely not fail to

recognize the absolute similarity between the two narrations;

"The Holy Prophet's (PBUH) complexion was fair with a touch of redness"

{Shamail Tirmidhi Hadith # 3, Narrated by Ali bin Abi Talib (RA)}

c-'The chiefest among ten thousand'; This most certainly refers to the Last Prophet of Islam, Muhammad (PBUH)

who the Leader of the 'Conquest of Makkah' commanding an army of ten thousand. This by no stretch can be related

to Prophet Jesus (PBUH).

d-'His locks are bushy'; The verse 11 describing the features of the 'beloved' says that 'his locks are bushy' (i.e. wavy,

somewhat curly). Now just compare this with the description of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) as made the

Sahabah (his Companions);

"His hair were neither quite straight nor quite curly, but besides being straight were somewhat wavy."

{Shamail Tirmidhi Hadith # 3, Narrated by Ali bin Abi Talib (RA)}

e-'Black as a raven'-(ARAB); The original Hebrew word used in the second part of verse 11 needs special attention.

The word is generally translated as 'raven' i.e. crow. The word infect is oreb/arab()

which has been figuratively taken to mean 'raven' considering its dusky hue. (See Strong's Hebrew Bible Dictionary, Entry #

H6158)

It is a fact that Arabic and Hebrew are sister languages of Semitic origin. They have many common things but Arabic

happens to be more comprehensive. It has six more alphabets to accommodate sounds which are not

there in Hebrew alphabets. The Arabic letter () ghain is not there in Hebrew.

Thus the Arabic words Araband Ghurab(which means crow/raven as used in the Quran 5:31)are both represented by

one Hebrew word ().

This very same word has been explained under Entry # H6152 of Strong's Hebrew Bible Dictionary as;

" in the figuratively sense ofsterility;Arab (that is,Arabia), a country East of Palestine: - Arabia."

As we see the word refers to an Arab. Thus the proper translation of the Hebrew words should be;


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"His locks are wavy and black. He is an inhabitant of Arabia (i.e. an Arab)."

f-'he is altogether lovely' (Muhammad);

The transliteration of the Hebrew words goes like this;

Hikko Mamittakim we kulloMuhammadimZehdoodeh wa Zehraee Bayna Jerusalem.

As the suffix IM we must know that in Hebrew its used to denote greatness and royal ness. Its a plural of respect a only

about and certainly not of numbers.

The last verse of the chapter has the name of the Holy Prophet of Islam preserved in Hebrew language to this day. The

Hebrew word is 'muhammadim'()transliterated as 'makh-mawd' in Strong's Dictionary (Entry # H4261); Though

being a noun it should have been retained as it is but still the translation gives the same meanings as the word

'Muhammad' in Arabic as Strong's Dictionary furthers about the word;

delightful; hence a delight, that is, object of affection or desire: - beloved, desire, goodly, lovely, pleasant (thing)".

Now some Christian say that its a female character saying all these words and may say that its the wife of ProphetSolomon (PBUH) who said this for husband. But I disagree with. Firstly this is metaphorical way of description and we cant

say that surely its some woman saying this. Further the argument that these are words of the wife of Prophet Solomon

(PBUH) also goes against reason. Just a few verses back in Verse 7 we read;

The watchmen found me as they made their rounds in the city. They beat me, they bruised me;

they took away my cloak, those watchmen of the walls!

(Song of Solomon 5:7)

Now can we imagine the wife of the King Prophet Solomon (PBUH) i.e. the Queen to be beaten by the watchmen. Surelywe can never. Infact here the author is showing his eagerness and his yearning to meet the mightiest of the all the

Prophets of ALLAH.

See how clearly have the name and physical features of the Holy Prophet (PBUH) mentioned to the People of Book. Also

therein are two checks 'chief of ten thousand' and 'Arab' (as proved above) to refrain people from twisting its

interpretation to some other person. Allah says in the Holy Quran;

"Those to whom We have given the Book know this (Prophet) as they know their own sons. Those

who have lost their own souls refuse therefore to believe."

{Al-Quran 6:20}

6-A DETAILED PROPHECY ABOUT PROPHET MUHAMMAD (Isaiah 21:13-17):

The Book of Isaiah contains a very explicit and detailed prophecy about Prophet Muhammad (PBUH);

"The burden upon Arabia. In the forest in Arabia shall ye lodge, O ye travelling companies of

Dedanim.


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The inhabitants of the land of Tema brought water to him that was thirsty, they prevented with

their bread him that fled.

For they fled from the swords, from the drawn sword, and from the bent bow, and from the

grievousness of war.

For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Within a year, according to the years of an hireling, and allthe glory of Kedar shall fail:

And the residue of the number of archers, the mighty men of the children of Kedar, shall be

diminished: for the LORD God of Israel hath spoken it."

(Isaiah 21:13-17)

It is clear without even an iota of doubt that this Prophecy refers to Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) for it indicates some

very important events of his life;

Inhabitants of the land of Tema brought water to him that was thirsty; It refers to the fact that when Prophet

Muhammad was facing all lot of troubles at Makkah, so much so that once he and his tribe were restricted to

Sheb-e-Abi Talib (the Valley of Abi Talib), where they lived in destitute and suffered severe thirst and hunger and

when Prophet Muhammads mission apparently seemed to have failed the people of Medina came to their

rescue. They not only offered them to come to Medina but they also provided them with all the necessities of

life and a breeding place for the new faith.

They fled from the swordsand the bent bow, and from the grievousness of war; This refers to the fact that

when Prophet Muhammad migrated to Medina, the heathen Makkans had planned to (God forbid) kill Prophet

Muhammad (PBUH).

Within a yearall the glory of Kedarshall fail; this statement refers to the Battle of Badr (which took place

about one year after Muhammads emigration to Medina) when just 313 poorly armed Muslims, the followers of

Muhammad(PBUH) defeated heavily armed 1000 Makkans, who were considered the most respected people

among all the Arabs, the descendents of Kedar who was the son of Ishmael (Genesis 25:13).6

7-MUHAMMAD, THE UNLEARNED PROPHET (Isaiah 29:12):

In the Book of Isaiah, chapter 29, verse 12 we read;

"And the book is delivered to him that is not learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee: and he

saith, I am not learned."

(Isaiah 29:12)

(The words I PRAY THEE are not in the Hebrew manuscripts; compare with Roman Catholics Douay Version and the

Revised Standard Version.)


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The Prophet who is not learned:

. At the age of forty, one day Muhammad (PBUH) was meditating in the cave of Hira on the Mount Paran (Faran i.e.

Makkah), suddenly he saw the Archangel Gabriel. The angel had come with the first revelation of the Last Heavenly

BOOK i.e. the Quran, and he said to Muhammad meaning READ and Muhammad replied whichwhen translated means I AM NOT LEARNED. This is the exact fulfillment of this Prophecy. We find the verbatim same

version in the most authentic Hadith book, Sahih Al-Bukhari;. It says;

The angel came to him and said; 'Read'. The Prophet replied, 'I am not learned' (i.e. I can't read)"

{ Sahih al-Bukhari Volume # 1,Book # 1, Hadith # 3}

The Holy Quran also calls Prophet Muhammad, the unlettered and unlearned Prophet. It says;

"Those who follow the messenger, the unlettered Prophet, whom they find mentioned in their

own (scriptures), in the law and the Gospel"

{Al-Quran 7:157}

Prophet Muhammad was surely an unlearned and unlettered Prophet for he had no formal schooling and he was never

a student of anyone. But 'Miracle of Miracles', without any human learning he put to shame the wisdom of the

learned.7

8-'MINE ELECT', 'HE SHALL BRING FORTH JUDGMENT TO THE GENTILES' (Isaiah

42:1-17)

"Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my

spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.

He shall not cry, nor lift up, nor cause his voice to be heard in the street.

A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth

judgment unto truth.

He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth: and the isles shall

wait for his law.

Thus saith God the LORD, he that created the heavens, and stretched them out; he that spread

forth the earth, and that which cometh out of it; he that giveth breath unto the people upon it,and spirit to them that walk therein:


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I the LORD have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee, and

give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles;

To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, andthem that sit in darkness

out of the prison house.

I am the LORD: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise tograven images.

Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare: before they spring

forth I tell you of them.

Sing unto the LORD a new song, andhis praise from the end of the earth, ye that go down to the

sea, and all that is therein; the isles, and the inhabitants thereof.

Let the wilderness and the cities thereof lift up their voice, the villages thatKedar doth inhabit:

let the inhabitants of the rock sing, let them shout from the top of the mountains.

Let them give glory unto the LORD, and declare his praise in the islands.

The LORD shall go forth as a mighty man, he shall stir up jealousy like a man of war: he shall

cry, yea, roar; he shall prevail against his enemies.

I have long time holden my peace; I have been still, andrefrained myself: now will I cry like a

travailing woman; I will destroy and devour at once.

I will make waste mountains and hills, and dry up all their herbs; and I will make the rivers

islands, and I will dry up the pools.

And I will bring the blind by a waythatthey knew not; I will lead them in paths thatthey havenot known: I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things

will I do unto them, and not forsake them.

They shall be turned back, they shall be greatly ashamed, that trust in graven images, that say to

the molten images, Ye are our gods."

(Isaiah 42:1-17)

In this Prophecy The God speaks about His Last Messenger. Carefully consider the following points.

a-'My servant';This term is fits Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) who is frequently called the 'servant' of ALLAH-the

God in the Holy Quran. And it also proves that the prophecy does not refer to Jesus Christ (PBUH) because Christians

consider him 'a God' and the Son of God, not the servant of God.

b-'Mine Elect'; God calls him mine elect. One of the names of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) is ' Mustafa',

which means exactly the same, the Chosen One, the Elected One, the Elect.

c-'he shall bring forth judgment to the gentiles'; Gentiles are the non Israelites. Prophet Muhammad was

sent to all the mankind including Gentiles, unlike Jesus and other Prophets mentioned in the Bible and (Most of

those mentioned in the) Quran were sent only to the people of Israel. It is stated in the Quran about the Holy

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" And We have not sent thee (O Muhammad) save as a Bringer of good tidings and a

warner unto all mankind; but most of mankind know not."

{Al-Quran 34:28}

d-'he shall not cry, nor lift up, nor cause his voice to be heard in the

Street'; The words 'he shall not cry' here mean 'shall not complain about the things befalling him during his

Prophetic mission'. If one reads the life of Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) he will fail to find even a single

complaining word uttered by the Prophet. While in case of Prophet Jesus, as Bible records he cried while being onthe Cross; "My God, My God; Why hast thou forsaken me." (Matthew 27:46 & Mark 15:34).

e-'he shall not fail nor be discouraged till he have set judgment in the earth'; This refers to the

success of the mission of the Holy Prophet Muhammad that he despite all the troubles and difficulties and after

many wars overcame his adversaries and established the Just Rule.

g-' a light of the gentiles; to open the blind eyes to bring out the prisoners from the prison,

[and] them that sit in darkness out of the prison house';Here once again the same fact is referred to

that Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was sent for the gentiles even. This surely cannot be for Jesus for he came

only to 'lost sheep of the house of Israel' and not to the Gentiles. And the Mighty Person, Muhammad (PBUH) also

came with a Message to bring those who sit in the darkness out of the prison house which for itself signifies

darkness. Remember ALLAH says in the Holy Quran;

"A Book which We have revealed unto thee (O Muhammad),in order that thou mightest

lead mankind out of depths of darkness into light."

{Al-Quran 14:1}

h-'the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare'; This is a pointing to the New

Law (Shariah) brought by the Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) which was brought to replace the old Jewish Law.

i-' let the wilderness and the cities thereof lift up [their voice,] the villages [that] Kedar doth

inhabit: let the inhabitants of the rock sing, let them shout from the top of the mountains. let

them give glory unto the lord, and declare his praise in the islands'; Kedar is the name of the son of

Ishmael (Genesis 25:13-16). And Kedar was the father of the Arabs. And the villages they do inhabit are obviously in

Arabia. And the phrase 'let them shout from the top of the mountains' refers to ritual of Hajj (pilgrimage), an

obligation under the Law (Shariah) brought by Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) when people shout and glorify ALLAHfrom the top of the mountains especially Mt. Arafat.


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j-'the lord shall go forth as a mighty man, he shall stir up jealousy like a man of war: he shall

cry, yea, roar; he shall prevail against his enemies. I have long time holden my peace; I have

been still, [and] refrained myself: [now] will I cry like a travailing woman; I will destroy and

devour at once.'This verse points to the fact that before the coming of the Holy Prophet (PBUH) ALLAH had never

ordered His Messengers to take up the evil themselves, they were allowed only to fight in self defense. But ALLAH

ordered the Holy Prophet (PBUH) to take on the evil himself. He was ordered to fight until there be no oppression in

the land. Quran says;

"And fight them on until there is no more Tumult or oppression, and there prevail justice

and faith in Allah."

(Al-Quran 2:193)

k-And I will bring the blind by a way [that] they knew not; I will lead them in paths

[that] they have not known:'; The God here tells us that He will guide the people who were

spiritually blind i.e. they knew no Prophet nor any revelation and they are guided to paths that

they had never known before. And all this through His own Elect, Mustafa, the Mighty

Messenger, Muhammad (PBUH).

It is worth noting that Quran says the very same in the context of the advent of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH);

"Even as We have sent among you a Messenger from among you who

recites to you Our communications and purifies you and teaches

you the Book and the wisdom and teaches you that which you did

not know."

(Al-Quran 2:151)

l-'they shall be greatly ashamed, that trust in graven images, that say to the molten images, ye

[are] our gods.'; This indeed refers to the great eve of the Conquest of Makkah when the people of Makkah,

those who worshipped and put their trust in idols had their arrogance razed to earth. This cant be about Prophet

Jesus (PBUH) as he never encountered the idol worshippers but indeed the people of Arabia, specially Makkah, the

birth place and hometown of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) worshipped the graven and molten images and thought

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THUS PROVED THAT THIS A VERY DETAILED PROPHECY OF THE BIBLE ABOUT OUR BELOVED HOLY PROPHET

MUHAMMAD (pbuh).

9-MUHAMMAD IN THE VISION OF PROPHET DANIEL (Daniel 7:2-14):

In the Book of Daniel we read of a vision that Prophet Daniel saw;

"Daniel spake and said, I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of the heaven

strove upon the great sea.

And four great beasts came up from the sea, diverse one from another.

The first was like a lion, and had eagle's wings: I beheld till the wings thereof were plucked, andit was lifted up from the earth, and made stand upon the feet as a man, and a man's heart was

given to it.

And behold another beast, a second, like to a bear, and it raised up itself on one side, and it had

three ribs in the mouth of it between the teeth of it: and they said thus unto it, Arise, devour

much flesh.

After this I beheld, and lo another, like a leopard, which had upon the back of it four wings of a

fowl; the beast had also four heads; and dominion was given to it.

After this I saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and strong

exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped the

residue with the feet of it: and it was diverse from all the beasts that were before it; and it had

ten horns.

I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before

whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in this horn

were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things.

I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment was

white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool: his throne was like the fiery flame,

andhis wheels as burning fire.

A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him: thousand thousands ministered unto

him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set, and the

books were opened.

I beheld then because of the voice of the great words which the horn spake: I beheld even till the

beast was slain, and his body destroyed, and given to the burning flame.

As concerning the rest of the beasts, they had their dominion taken away: yet their lives were

prolonged for a season and time.

I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven,and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him.


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And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and

languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass

away, and his kingdom thatwhich shall not be destroyed."

(Daniel 7:2-14)

According to the interpretation of the Angel each of the four beasts represents an Empire (Daniel 7:23).

a- The first beast; the first beast that looks like an eagle-winged lion signifies the Chaldean empire, which was mighty

and rapid like a lion to pounce upon the enemy.

b- The second beast;the second beast that looks like a bear represents the Medeo-Persian Empire, which extended

its conquests as far as the Adriatic Sea and Ethiopia, thus holding with its teeth a rib from the body of each of the three

continents of Eastern Hemisphere.

c-The third beast; the third beast refers to the triumphant marches of Alexander the Great which was swift and

fierce like a tiger. After the death of Alexander, his vast Empire was divided into four kingdoms.

d-The fourth beast; the fourth beast that looked like a monster and a demon was the Formidable Roman Empire.

e-The Ten Horns;the Ten Horns are the ten Emperors (Daniel 7:24) of Rome who persecuted the early Christians.

These are the famous Ten Persecutors of the Church history.

f-The little horn.before which three horns break down; the Little Horn represents Constantine the Great,

who fought with Maximian and two other (1+2=3) rivals and eventually captured the throne. All the earlier beasts were

irrational brutes but the Little Horn had human mouth and eyes i.e. it represented a hideous monster endowed with

reason and speech. The enmity of the beasts to the believers in God was brutal and savage, but that of the rational Horn

was diabolic and malignant.

g-The Horn that speaks big thing against the God;the Little Horn, Constantine the Great, said big things and

great words against the Most High, the Almighty God. Constantine pretended to profess Christianity but in actual he

perverted the true religion of Christ. He blasphemed against God by associating with Him other creatures and ascribing

to Him foolish names and attributes such as begetter and begotten, unity in trinity and incarnation. He thus

denied the Absolute Unity of God.

h-The Son of Man, taken up;the Son of Man cannot be Jesus Christ (PBUH) because he lived before Constantine

and the Ten Prosecutors. Muhammad (PBUH) surely came after them. The son of Man was taken up and given the

power. Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) ascended to the Heavens during his miraculous night journey and he was given thePower to subdue the Evil. So the Muslims, the followers of Muhammad (PBUH) within due course of time conquered all

the Kingdoms which were represented as beasts. Therefore it is clear that the Barnasha, the Son of Man is definitely

Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).

i- He was given kingdom and gloryand his kingdom shall not be destroyed: Yes, Prophet Muhammad

(PBUH) was given the power and glory so much so that just within few brief years, Muslims, his followers destroyed the

Roman Empire in the East and the other beasts were also destroyed. And today people from every nation and language

group believe in him and thus serve and pay homage to him.8

INFACT THIS PROPHECY IS ONE OF THE MOST EXPLICIT PROPHECIES ABOUT PROPHET MUHAMMAD (PBUH) IN THE

BIBLE.


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10-MUHAMMAD IS THE DESIRE OF ALL THE NATIONS (Haggai 2:7-9):

Prophet Haggai (PBUH) gives the glad tidings of the coming of the Great Messenger, the desire of all the nations;

"And I will shake all nations, and the desire of all nations shall come: and I will fill this house

with glory, saith the LORD of hosts.

The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, saith the LORD of hosts.

The glory of this latter house shall be greater than of the former, saith the LORD of hosts: and in

this place will I give peace, saith the LORD of hosts."

(Haggai 2:7-9)

Prophet Haggai (PBUH) gave these glad tidings when the people of Israel were rebuilding the House of God at

Jerusalem after it was destroyed by the Chaldeans, the whole population of Ten Tribes was deported into Assyria and

the un-massacred remnants of Judah and Benjamin were transported to Babylon. When the foundations of the new

house of God were being laid Prophet Haggai (PBUH) gave this good news. Lets find out as to who was this Great

Prophet, the Desire of all the Nations.

The original Hebrew word that has been translated as the Desire of All the Nations is Himdawhich has got the

same root as AHMED or MUHAMMAD. HIMDA, AHMED and MUHAMMAD all mean the same i.e. the

coveted, loved, desired and praised.

The phrases I FILL THIS HOUSE WITH GLORY and THE GLORY OF THIS LATTER HOUSE SHALL BE

GREATER THAN OF THE FORMER refer to the miraculous visit of Prophet Muhammad to the Temple of

Jerusalem. It was at this eve that the temple was filled with the glory of God as all the Prophets gathered in the

temple and offered their prayers in the leadership of Prophet Muhammad.

The original Hebrew word that has been translated as peace is SHALOM. Every scholar of the Semitic languages

knows that SHALOM and ISLAM are derived from the one and the same root and that both mean peace,

submission, and resignation (to the will of God).9

11-MUHAMMAD IS THE LORD WHOM YOU DESIRE (Malachi 3:1):

In the last Book of the Old Testament, Malachi, we find yet another prophecy fulfilled in the person of Prophet

Muhammad. The God is reported to have said;

"Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord,

whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye

delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the LORD of hosts."

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Again the first point that needs our attention is THE LORD WHOM YOU SEEK. Here again the original Hebrew

word is Himdawhich is identical to the Arabic Ahmed, another name of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). Quite

often we find this word Himda in the Hebrew Scriptures which as proved earlier is identical to the Ahmed. And

it is for this reason that Professor Abdul Ahad Dawood (former Bishop of Urmia) writes in one of his articles;

That Emina, the non-Muslim widow of Abdullah, should name her orphan son Ahmed,

the first proper noun in the history of mankind, is, according to my humble belief, the

greatest miracle in favour of Islam.

The second important point in this prophecy is that SUDDENLY HE WILL COME TO HIS TEMPLE. Certainly

Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) did visit the temple at Jerusalem suddenly during his miraculous night journey, first

from Makkah to Jerusalem and then to the Heavens.10

Christians will most certainly argue that here its being told that John, the Baptist will come to prepare the way before

Jesus Christ (PBUH). And they will bring certain passages from the New Testament to argue; e.g. Matthew 11:10 & Mark

1:2

Now I request you again pay attention to these wordings in Book of Malachi.

"Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord,

whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant,

whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the LORD of hosts."

(Malachi 3:1)

This clearly shows that the Messenger of the Covenant is going to come and prepare the way before the LORD OF THE

HOSTS who is saying these words. And anybody with the minuscule knowledge of the scriptures knows that by the term

LORD OF HOSTS the Father in the Heavens is meant. So this simply means that only one Prophet is mentioned here

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II- MUHAMMAD IN THE NEW TESTAMENT

1-JOHN THE BAPTIST FORETOLD A POWERFUL PROPHET (Matthew 3:11-12):

Prophet John the Baptist, whom we the Muslims know as Hazrat Yahya (PBUH), used to cry loud and say;

I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than

I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire:

Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the

garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire."

(Matthew 3:12)

a-That comes after me; the clear preposition after excludes Jesus from being the foretold Prophet. John the

Baptist and Jesus were both contemporaries and were born in the same year. Muhammad (PBUH) surely came well

after John the Baptist.

b-who is stronger than I;this statement also excludes Jesus (PBUH) from being the foretold Prophet becausejust like John the Baptist (PBUH) he was also at the mercy of the unbelieving Jews and according to the Christian belief

he was also violently killed. But Muhammad (PBUH) surely was stronger than both of them as all his enemies were at last

forced to subdue to him. And he completed his Prophetic mission successfully.

c-He will baptize you with spirit and fire; Baptism is the process of spiritual purification. So the foretold

Prophet was to not to use water for this purpose. Muhammad (PBUH) certainly purified his people with the Holy Quran,

the word of God brought by the Spirit i.e. Archangel Gabriel.

d-His fan;the fan is the Holy Quran. The fan is used to separate the grains and the chaff and Quran, being Al-Furqan

(the separator), separated the good and the evil. To the good Quran brought the news of peace and tranquility while it

warned evil of the ever burning Hell Fire.11

2-MUHAMMAD IS THE LEAST IN THE HEAVEN(Matthew 11:11):

Prophet Jesus (PBUH) is reported to have said;

"Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater than

John the Baptist: notwithstanding he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he."

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a-Jesus not the least in the Heaven; According to the testimony of Jesus (PBUH) no man born of woman was

ever greater than John the Baptist. As Jesus was also born of a woman, Mary, so he was also not greater than John and

thus he cant be the least in the heaven.

b-What is the meaning of the least in the Heaven? In the Greek manuscripts the word is mikros ()

which means small or little and of all its Biblical usages the only one that fits the context here isof age: less by birth,younger.12Any other meaning of the Greek word if understood here makes the whole statement ridiculous. So in the

chronological order the Last of the Prophets would be the least of them. All the Christians will agree that Jesus was not

the Last Prophet as according to the Bible not only Apostles of Christ but many other holy men were favoured with

prophethood. (Acts 11:27-28 / 13:1 / 15:32 / 21:9-10).

In the Aramaic Peshitta version the word is Zira. The word Zira in Aramaic, like Arabic Saghir signifies young.

Muhammad (PBUH) surely was the Last of all the Prophets and so he is the one whom Jesus called "greater then John.13

3-THE JEWS EXPECTED A PROPHET BESIDES CHRIST:

Even a brief but a careful study of the Jewish and the Christian scriptures reveals that almost all the Prophets told

their people about the coming of the Most Powerful and the Most Effective of all the Prophets. And even at the time of

Prophet Jesus (PBUH) the Jews were waiting that Great Messenger of God. And some of the Jews (Israelites) thought

John, the Baptist (PBUH) to be that Prophet. But he (quite logically and) vociferously refuted this assumption. We are

told that the Jews posed three questions to John the Baptist (PBUH);

"And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ.

And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet?

And he answered, No.

Then said they unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What

sayest thou of thyself?

He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as

said the prophet Esaias.

And they which were sent were of the Pharisees.

And they asked him, and said unto him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, nor

Elias, neither that prophet?"

(John 1:20-25)14

This testimony of the Bible confirms that Jews were expecting, besides Elias (in his second coming) and Christ, another

Prophet which surely was Muhammad (PBUH) as proved above from the testimony of John, the Baptist himself.


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"Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the

Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you."

(John 16:7 )

The Greek word found in the manuscripts is Paracletos which is the warped reading for Periklytos which actually

means advocate or a kind friend rather than a comforter. But even then this prophecy refers to Prophet Muhammad(PBUH) who is a Mercy for all Creation.

e- JOHN CHAPTER 16 VERSE 13:

Jesus said;

"Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not

speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, thatshall he speak: and he will shew you things

to come."

(John 16:13 )

1-he will guide you into all truth; Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) who was sent as the Last of all the Messengers was

given a very comprehensive and practical Law. There is no problem to which Islam does not provide a solution.

2-he shall not speak of himself; Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) did not say anything from his own side. The holy

Quran says;

He does not speak (aught), of (his own) desire it is no less than inspiration sent down to

him he was taught by one mighty in power

(Holy Quran 53:3-5)

This also points out to the fact that Holy Ghost is not intended as Holy Ghost is also a divine being according to

Christian concept and thus it must speak on its own authority, not after having listened from some other source.

3-he will show you things to come; There are many Prophecies that Muhammad (PBUH) brought in the Quran and

even more which he spoke (i.e.Hadith, his sayings). Even volumes can be written in this context.

4-he shall glorify me; It is an irrefutable fact that Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) glorified Jesus (PBUH) more than

what all the missionaries have been able to do. All the Muslims love and revere Jesus and his mother only on his

authority and remember there are about 1.5 billion Muslims around the world.

DOES ALL THIS REFER TO THE PENTOCOST?

Some Christian Missionaries say that the accounts of the Pentecost festival given in the Book of Acts 2:1-12 were the

fulfillment of what all Jesus said in John chapters 14,15 & 16. But its not true because St.Peter, whom the Master had

appointed to FEED MY LAMBSFEED MY SHEEP(John 21:15-16) made it crystal clear that;


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"But this(Acts 2:1-12) is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel;"

(Acts 2:16)15

5-IS THE PROMISED 'COMFORTER', THE HOLY GHOST?

Some Christians say that all these Prophecies refer to the Holy Ghost. They are wrong because;

1-COMFORTER WILL COME AFTER JESUS DEPARTURE: The prophecy (John 16: 7) clearly says that the

'Comforter' will come to you only if Jesus departs but the Holy Ghost was already present on earth before and during the

time of Jesus, in the womb of Elizabeth (Luke 1:15 & 1:41), in Zacharias (Luke 1:67) and again when Jesus was being

baptized, (Luke 3:22) etc.

Jesus own disciples had received the Holy Ghost (see John 20:21-22)16

2-HOLY SPIRIT IS HOLY PROPHET: Now we come to the most important of all these verses in the context of our

present discussion, John 14:26. The words that attract our attention here are But the Comforter, which is the

Holy Ghost. One need not be a Biblical scholar of any caliber to sense that the expression here, which is the

Holy Ghost, is an interpolation. The fact that its an interpolation is also supported by our arguments above. The

whole of it ought to be in parenthesis. The editors of the R.S.V. also have retained it but they found it necessary to make

a change. They have changed the word Holy Ghost to HolySpirit. The original Greek word here is 'pneuma'

which they preferred to translate as Holy Spirit.

Even if we accept it here, only for the sake of the argument, we can still make up the case because the same author (of

the fourth Gospel) is also supposed to have written some Epistles included in the New Testament. And in one of his

Epistles he has used the term 'Spirit' for 'Prophet'. Here it is. He wrote;

"Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many

false prophets are gone out into the world."

(1 John 4:1)

Please compare the Original Greek word here and in John 14:26 its the same pneuma () thus supporting our

view that Spirit and Prophet are synonymous to the Author of the two books. Here one can see that the word spirit isused synonymous to 'prophet'. A true spirit is a true prophet and a false spirit is a false prophet.

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3-ON SOME VERBS ASSOCIATED WITH THE COMFORTER: Further the verb 'to hear' in the translations is the

Greek verb 'akouo' () meaning, to perceive sounds. And the verb 'to speak' in the translations is the Greek verb

'laleo' () which has general meanings to 'emit sounds' and the specific meaning 'to speak'. This verb is very

common in Greek texts of the Gospels but never used for some Spirit or the Holy Ghost. It thus becomes clear that the

communication that is proclaimed here does not anyway consist of a statement inspired by the agency of Holy Spirit. It

obviously has a material character. The two Greek verbs 'akouo' and 'laleo' therefore can only be applied to a being with

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speak in the very literal sense as the Greek wording here suggests.18

4-YOU OF THE TIME: Further, Christians may argue that the prophecies say about Comforter; that he may

abide with you for ever, 'he shall teach you all things. Here the word you is used and Jesus said these

words to his disciples and thus it implies that the Comforter will come to the disciples, hence it can only referto Holy Ghost not Muhammad. But this argument is void and speaks of the lack of scriptural knowledge.

We have discussed the Prophecy from the Book of Deuteronomy which is also mentioned in the Book of Acts

where we read;

For Moses truly said unto the fathers, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of

your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you.

(Acts 3:22)

Every Christian will say that the Prophecy refers to Jesus (PBUH) but here also the words you and your are used and

undoubtedly the immediate listeners of Moses were some 1300 years before Peter and his contemporaries.

Similarly Jesus is also supposed to have said;

But when they persecute you in this city, flee ye into another: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall

not have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come.

(Matthew 10:23)

Here again if one takes you to refer to immediate listeners then he is blaming Jesus to have lied because it never so

happened.19

5-WILL JESUS SEND THE COMFORTER? Some Christians argue that Comforter was to be sent by Jesus on his

departure from this world and as Muslims say that Prophet Muhammad was sent by God and not Jesus so Muslim

argument is void. But this again is nothing put perversion of the Truth. Lets again have a look at that verse;

"Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the

Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you."

(John 16:7)

Now if one reads the underlined part of the verse then it becomes clear that when Jesus said I will send him

unto you it only meant that his departure will lead to the coming of the Comforter. The meaning theChristians tend to take is not consistent with first part of the verse. The Comforter was surely to be send the

God-the Father in the Heavens, Jesus himself testified it when he said;

And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter

(John 14:16)

And Muhammad (PBUH) was indeed by the Only True God-Allah.

6-ANOTHER COMFORTER: Verse 16 of Chapter 14 quoted above says;

and he shall give you another Comforter


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Mark the word Another here, which means an other, a different one, an additional, but still of the same kind and

nature, subject to all the conditions of hunger, fatigue and thirst etc. The word Another rejects Holy Ghosts claim to

the status of the Comforter.20

7-COMFORTER TO BE A MAN:In all these verses the Comforter has always been referred to with the pronouns he

and him and not it. This is very important for it tells about the nature of the promised Comforter. These pronouns

point to the fact that the Comforter must be a man and no spirit. Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was surely a human,

a man and not a spirit.21

8- What NEW has the Holy Ghost brought to Christians? And lastly it may be asked, if the 'promised

Comforter' here is the Holy Ghost then what 'New' has it brought to the Christians? In past 2000 years what new truth

has the Holy Ghost revealed unto the Christians? What solution has it brought for the problem of surplus women? What

solution for alcohol and hundreds of other problems that the Christian world today faces? The answer is; Nothing!

Nothing! Nothing! And the conclusion is that Holy Ghost is not the one spoken of here.

These arguments thus make it clear that all what the Holy Prophet Jesus (PBUH) said, recorded in the Gospel of John

chapters 14, 15 & 16 is about the Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and not the or Spirit. so-called Holy Ghost.

THUS WE INVITE CHRISTIAN FELLOWS TO THE FRATERNITY OF ISLAM. MUHAMMAD (PBUH), THE LAST OF ALL THE

PROPHETS SAID;

Narrated Abu Musa AlNarrated Abu Musa AlNarrated Abu Musa AlNarrated Abu Musa Al----Ash'ari: Allah's Apostle said, ".. if a man believes in Jesus and then believes inAsh'ari: Allah's Apostle said, ".. if a man believes in Jesus and then believes inAsh'ari: Allah's Apostle said, ".. if a man believes in Jesus and then believes inAsh'ari: Allah's Apostle said, ".. if a man believes in Jesus and then believes in

me, he will get a double reward."me, he will get a double reward."me, he will get a double reward."me, he will get a double reward."

(Sahih Al-Bukhari Book #55, Hadith #655)

INDEED ALLAH KNOWS THE BEST !!!


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REFERENCES:

1Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Quran Text Translation and Commentary, Sh. Muhammad Ashraf Printers, Lahore 2006, p.263

2Prof. Abdul Ahad Dawud, Muhammad in the Bible pub.Darul Ishat, Karachi 1995, p.65-67

3Sheikh Ahmed Deedat, What the Bible says about Muhammad, pub. IPCI, Durban 2005, pp 5-18

4Prof. Abdul Ahad Dawud, Muhammad in the Bible, pub.Darul Ishat, Karachi 1995 pp.4-5

5Ibidpp.104-108

6Ibid pp.5-6

7Shiekh Ahmed Deedat, What the Bible says about Muhammad, pub.IPCI, Durban 2005, pp.17-18

8Prof. Abdul Ahad Dawud, Muhammad in the Bible, pub.Darul Ishat, Karachi 1995 pp. 71-92

9Ibid p.30-31

10Ibid p.32-34

11Ibid p.184-194

12Lexicon Results for mikros (Strong's G3398)

URL: http://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?strongs=G3398#, Accessed October 18, 2008

13Prof. Abdul Ahad Dawud, Muhammad in the Bible, pub.Darul Ishat, Karachi 1995 p.195-96

14 Shiekh Ahmed Deedat, What the Bible says about Muhammad?pub.IPCI, Durban 2005, p.21

15Sheikh Ahmed Deedat, Muhammad the Natural successor to Christpub.JBD, Lahore 2005 p.71

16Ibid pp.32-34

17Ibid pp.26-27

18Maurice Bucaille, The Bible The Quran and Science, American Trust Publications , Indianapolis, 1979 p.105

19Sheikh Ahmed Deedat, Muhammad the Natural successor to Christ, pub.JBD, Lahore 2005 pp.30-31

20

Ibid pp.28-29

21Ibid p.51


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BIBLIOGRAPHY;

1-The Holy Quran, Abdullah Yusuf Ali's translation, Sh. Muhammad Ashraf printers, Lahore 2006

2-The Holy Bible, KJVR, e-sword Bible software.

3-Sahih al-Bukhari, online www.searchtruth.com

4-Shamail Tirmidhi, Imam Abu Eisa Tirmidhi. Translation by Prof. Murtaza Hussain Qureshi, pub. Da'wah Academy, IIU,

Islamabad, Pakistan.

5-Muhammad in the Bible by Prof. Abdul Ahad Dawud (former Rev. Benjamin Keldani), pub. Darul Ishaat, Karachi,

Pakistan.

7-What the Bible says about Muhammad (PBUH)? By Sheikh Ahmed Deedat, pub. IPCI, Durban, South Africa.

8-The Bible The Quran and Science by Maurice Bucaille, The Bible The Quran and Science, American Trust

Publications , Indianapolis, 1979.

9-Strong's Hebrew & Greek Bible Dictionaries, e-sword Bible software.

10-Muhammad, the Natural Successor to Christ by Sheikh Ahmed Deedat. Pub. Jehangir Book Depot, Lahore, Pakistan.

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